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Gold or bitcoin—which store of value?

One has been around for three billion years, the other for only twelve. Yet supporters of the upstart—bitcoin—say it can beat gold as a vehicle for long-term savings. In the […]

No-refund complaints soar with Covid

When the UK imposed its first coronavirus lockdown on 16 March, some consumers found they couldn’t get their money back for services they had paid for but were no longer […]

ECB is preparing for digital euro

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says Europe is falling behind in the global money race and may soon launch a new digital version of the […]